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PharmaCielo Colombia Holdings, local subsidiary of Canada-based PharmaCielo Ltd, announced June 28 that it has won a manufacturing license from Colombia’s Ministry of Health to process cannabis plants for medical and scientific purposes. This allows PharmaCielo to apply for a license to cultivate cannabis, primarily for production of oil extracts. The company is the first to be granted…

Over the past generation, the global “war on drugs” — overwhelmingly pursued with U.S. foreign aid money and under Pentagon direction — has militarized Colombia and escalated violence in the country. But now, amid a peace process with the guerillas, the country is increasingly looking to legal cannabis as a way out of its long…

Colombia set to begin a new project aimed at growing high-quality medical marijuana. The government-approved growing project will take place in the province of Boyaca. The project will be led by the Government of Boyaca along with a Canadian lab called Canavida and the Pedagogical and Technical University of Colombia (UPTC). According to reports coming…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said he plans to press Attorney General Jeff Sessions on federal marijuana policy when the two Republicans meet Wednesday — emphasizing in an interview that he is prepared to block all nominees related to the Department of Justice, including U.S. marshals and U.S. attorneys from other states, if he…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner on Thursday provided additional details on his meeting Wednesday with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in which they discussed their disagreement over marijuana policy. “I don’t think there was anything new in the discussion yesterday about (Sessions’) position, other than he doesn’t think that he’s changed anything,” Gardner said.…

OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coda Signature, maker of award-winning cannabis infused gourmet edibles, all-natural topicals, and handcrafted concentrates, has officially arrived in California. The company’s portfolio is being distributed by HERBL and products are now available at dozens of retailers across the state including MedMen, Barbary Coast, Kings Crew, Erba, All About Wellness, and home delivery service,…

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coda Signature, maker of award-winning cannabis infused gourmet edibles, all-natural topicals and handcrafted concentrates, announces a new product category: Fruit Notes, the company’s fresh take on the infused gummy. The Fruit Notes are currently available in Colorado in three flavors including Strawberry & Rhubarb, Coconut & Lime and Lychee & Cucumber. Two additional flavors,…

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coda Signature, maker of award-winning gourmet edibles and craft cannabis products, recently won third place for Best Distillate Vape in the 710 Showdown, a Colorado competition held by local magazine The Rooster that spotlights the best cannabis concentrates in the state. “This is so gratifying—for the third time in the past year our concentrates…

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mark Grindeland, Co-Founder and CEO of Coda Signature, maker of award-winning gourmet edibles and craft cannabis products, will be a featured panelist at the NCIA Cannabis Business Summit & Expo 2019 taking place July 22-23 in America’s largest cannabis market. Mr. Grindeland is providing insight for investors and entrepreneurs around how he and his…

The popular festival has never allowed marijuana consumption on its grounds, and it will continue to uphold the ban in 2018 — even though California’s new laws mean they could allow cannabis consumption if they wanted to. Once again, Coachella has announced it will ban legal marijuana at the festival — but you’ll have no…

News that backers of an anti-pot ballot measure decided to shelve their campaign should count as a hollow victory for Colorado’s cannabis industry — and as a clear wake-up call. For one thing, the surprising claim that the marijuana industry gamed the system to keep Amendment 139 from voters would be, if substantiated, a public relations nightmare. But…